2.91k reviews for:

Oktober

Søren Sveistrup

4.11 AVERAGE

rach_the_reader's review against another edition

DID NOT FINISH: 14%

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63 pages in and I don’t have a scooby what is going on. There’s so many characters and side plots, I can’t keep up

sarakuba's review against another edition

4.25

dark emotional hopeful mysterious sad tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Animal death, Child abuse, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Murder, Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Domestic abuse, Islamophobia, Car accident, Fire/Fire injury, Classism

emcoffin's review against another edition

2.75

mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

tajaysam's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous challenging dark mysterious fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

katybugggg's review against another edition

4.75

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Torture

Moderate: Death, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Panic attacks/disorders, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Forced institutionalization, Islamophobia, Kidnapping, Grief, Stalking, Death of parent, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Adult/minor relationship

bookishbehavior's review against another edition

5.0

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A very smartly written, fast paced crime thriller...and when I see the words "crime" or "police procedural," I admittedly recoil a little. But this was so good. So well done with a fully realized and plausible plot.

It has that cold, snowy creepiness that I absolutely love in a thriller. I see a sequel...though I'm unsure if I would want to actually read it. I could see these characters popping up again though, they were incredibly strong, fleshed out people that you do genuinely care for.

But, I love an ominous, more open ending. Definitely one of my favorites of the year.

mistressviolet's review against another edition

4.0

adventurous challenging dark mysterious tense slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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I have mixed feelings about this book. Good descriptive details and some appropriately brutal scenes. Overall, the writing is very good. However, I found it a bit stiff and technical, almost academic—a bit dry for my tastes. 

Very plot driven. The character development was thin, so I had a hard time engaging with any of the characters. Also, there were also a lot of characters and moving parts, which led to a fair amount of initial confusion. 

A long book, but a good conclusion if you manage to stick with it. 

mrlister's review against another edition

4.0

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

jkwriting24's review against another edition

4.0

dark medium-paced

matraca91's review against another edition

2.0

slow-paced